Reply to: Roast chicken tomorrow

[Cliphead]

My meat balls usually go down pretty well with the ladies.

With or without a sauce? We need to know the secret.

[Freamon]

Roast chicken never fails!

My meat balls usually go down pretty well with the ladies.

[norrahe]

Way past that stage

Roast chicken never fails!

[wobbegong]

so you didn't pull!

He probably did . . . erm, in a manner of speaking.

[suityou01]

Was never going to be an all nighter. Dinner was a hit and the profiteroles clinched it in between 'courses'. Reciprocal dinner at her place tomorrow

Hopefully a fish course.

[Cliphead]

You better seal the deal soon or you enter friends zone.

Way past that stage

[russell]

Was never going to be an all nighter. Dinner was a hit and the profiteroles clinched it in between 'courses'. Reciprocal dinner at her place tomorrow

You better seal the deal soon or you enter friends zone. Nxt time try ryhipnol cake surprise.

[Troll]

Was never going to be an all nighter. Dinner was a hit and the profiteroles clinched it in between 'courses'. Reciprocal dinner at her place tomorrow

so you didn't pull!

[mudskipper]

Was never going to be an all nighter. Dinner was a hit and the profiteroles clinched it in between 'courses'. Reciprocal dinner at her place tomorrow

[Cliphead]

What ye doing posting at 10:02 on a Saturday night? Didn't she fall for the hapless chef routine?

(You should have done chocolate mousse for dessert...)

Was never going to be an all nighter. Dinner was a hit and the profiteroles clinched it in between 'courses'. Reciprocal dinner at her place tomorrow

[mudskipper]

Sorted.

What ye doing posting at 10:02 on a Saturday night? Didn't she fall for the hapless chef routine?

(You should have done chocolate mousse for dessert...)

[Cliphead]

I believe Cliphead has tried sticking a lemon up his arse before, while sucking on an orange.

Sorted.

[MarillionFan]

Ah, he's nicked my idea of a lemon up the chicken's bum. The lemon flavour spreads right through the chicken, yum yum. You can also try an orange for variety. Makes mental note to try it with lime sometime.

I believe Cliphead has tried sticking a lemon up his arse before, while sucking on an orange.

[mudskipper]

Always a good wine but haven't decided on that yet, my preferred dessert is always fruit based cooked or fresh.

If you're trying to impress a laydee, I'd go chocolate.

[doodab]

Start with the best chicken you can find. Bit of salt and pepper sprinkled on, stick it in the oven. Take it out and baste it a couple of times, par boil some potatoes and pop them in with 30 mins to go (or just chuck them in 45 minutes beforehand).

Take it out to rest when it's done and drain the water from the carrots into the roasting pan, give it a good stir to get all the gloop off the bottom, and use that to make the gravy. You want to pour into a glass, let it settle and skim the fat off, then use the rest to make the gravy.

If you are going to use the carcass to make soup save one of the legs as well, the end result is much nicer + you can pull the meat off and put it in the soup. You can also make a more exotic soup base with a bit of star anise and ginger and a splash of rice wine vinegar in place of the usual bay leaves and black pepper.